• Avoid exposition (Show, don’t tell!)
Want to slow your story to a glacial grind and get readers to quit reading your story? Then load it with lots of exposition. Problems arising with exposition often (and rightfully) elicit cries of “Show, don’t tell!” from editors.
• Be aware of which dramatic mode you’re using
• Avoid a big info dump
• How to get rid of info dumps
• Avoid ‘As you know’ Syndrome
• How to show rather than tell
• Think of your story as a stage production
• To eliminate exposition in story, “film it”
• Embedding exposition into your story
• When exposition is necessary in a story
• What if I edit out too much exposition?
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